Tuesday, April 14, 2009

4/15- Outdoor Wednesday #14

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Are you ready for some baseball? My family are Atlanta Braves baseball fans. My maternal great-grandfather and grandfather watched the Braves when they were in Boston,MA at South End Grounds. South End Grounds opened on May 16, 1871 and the last game was played on August 11, 1914. In their 44 seasons playing at South End Grounds, the Boston Red Stockings/Beaneaters/Braves won 13 league championships and one World Series.

From 1915 to 1952 the Braves played at Braves Field in Boston, MA. The 43,500-seat ballpark was the largest in America when it opened.

From 1953 to 1965 the Braves played in Milwaukee at Milwaukee County Stadium. County Stadium was the first Major League ballpark built with lights and the first to be completely financed by public funds.

In 1966, the Braves moved to Atlanta, Georgia and to Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. My family attended the first regular-season game at Atlanta Stadium was played April 12, 1966, against Pittsburgh. A sellout crowd saw the Braves lose 3-2 in 13 innings. Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was host to one World Series title (1995), four pennants (1991, 1992, 1995, and 1996) and seven division championships (1969, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1996). The last game played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was on October 24, 1996.

The Braves moved into Turner Field on April 4, 1997. Turner Field combines the nostalgia and the atmosphere of old-time baseball with state-of-the-art family entertainment unlike that of any other park.

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Hi Susan, I had heard a little bit of the history behind the Braves...very interesting post! Love all the pics! The old stadium is gone now, right. :-( Kind of sad to see the pics and know it's gone...but the new stadium is really nice. Susan

I love baseball, and I have always enjoyed the Braves even though I am an Angel/Dodger fan. The old pictures of the stadium are terrific. I was lucky enough to go to a Braves game a few years ago. It is a beautiful big stadium, but I never saw a baseball stadium that wasn't beautiful. Loved your post. Happy OD Wednesday.MaryrosePS - I almost posted about the Giants but was short for time.

Great history of the Braves and their ball fields Susan! I love to see old architecture and those older stadiums are amazing! Of course, the newer ones are too, but I gravitate to the older things!!!! :D Jewel

Susan, this was an interesing post. I don't live near a pro baseball field, but I bet it would be fun. However, we do have the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Bobcats just an hour away. The fans are just as interesting as the game. Thanks for hosting!!

Susan this was a great post... I almost love baseball as much as football... ALMOST☺ We have the Rays down here in Florida but my heart is always with the Red Sox.... Actually like them all... Have a great Outdoor Wednesday...

What a great post! I have to tell you that my heart will always belong to the St. Louis Cardinals (I mean, when your a transplanted St. Louisan living in Kansas City it's just sort of hard to get excited over the last-place Royals!) The I-70 series (Cards versus Royals) is pretty exciting though!

I have wonderful memories of attending games at Fulton County Stadium as a child, while I was in college in the Atlanta area, and during my early 20's. Even though I am only up that way every few years, it's still a shock for me as we drive by on I-75 to not see FCS and instead see Turner Field. I don't think I'll ever get used to it. I wish TBS still showed the majority of the games - no other channel here shows the Braves with the exception of when they are on ESPN or such.

I am a HUGE baseball fan ~huge! The St. Louis Cardinals, the Minnesota Twins AND during the year in lived in Atlanta - the Braves. (I may have to share with you that I was in attendance sitting right behind home plate when the Twins took the Series over the Braves.) This was a great post, Susan.

Our family has seen the Braves play at the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium and Turner Field. Living in Alabama, it is only a few hours away and we would usually stay a few days and go to Six Flags also. The kids always enjoyed going there. It has been at least 6 years since we have been to a Braves game. They traded all of our favorite players... Thanks for hosting this event and for sharing the history of the Braves.

Susan,What a great post! I loved reading about the history, especially since I am a huge baseball fan. It is also my favorite sport to play...and I had the broken nose as a kid to prove it. (stray ball, whack...) Enjoy your beautiful southern weather for me, still chilly in my part of the world. ~Cathy~

Love the photos of the change in the ball park. When we retire, my husband would like to travel to all of the ball parks in the United States. Thanks again for hosting Outdoor Wednesday and have a great day!

Hi Susan, love your post about the Braves and their journey to the present stadium. A beauty to say the least. My sister lives in Atlanta and is definitely a Braves fan. Baseball is after all, America's favorite pastime. Great photos.

Love the old photos of the fields. I'm so glad BAseball season is back :0). We're fortunate that we live so close to two stadiums. I've got Dodger Stadium to the west and Angel Stadium to the south east. Only 20mins to either one :0)Our Angel season is getting off to a sober start as one of our Angels is now a real Angel.Enjoy your baseball season!

Susan, I am sorry that I couldn't link my post just to the post and not to my general blog page...what can I say I'm not too smart when it comes to the computer. It is actually a miracle that I can post anything on my blog and even write comments to anyone. It took me months and I mean months before I felt comfortable to add post to our family blog. (I had a cheat sheet from my children to help me)So please accept my apologies. I'll do my best to do it right next time! Love your post...not much says more than spring then the the sound of "Let's play ball!"

SusanThat was interesting information! That stadium sure has grown since the first games were played. Have the Toronto Blue Jays been that way? I enjoy a good baseball game!How are you feeling now? All better?have a lovely eveningJudi

I am so sorry you are still ill. The early pictures are amazing as is your early family history of your grandpa going to watch the games. We enjoy baseball. The new stadium is beautiful.I do hope you are well soon...it is NOT fun to be sick and anything with vertigo is terrible.

what great pics you have here.and what baseball history for your family.i am not into sports at all.but i love the thrikk it gives others. 66 comments.girl,i wouldn't know what to do with 66.i am proud of you and for you...ann

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